Neil Ruiz

Biography

Neil G. Ruiz is Pew Research Center’s Head of New Research Initiatives. In this role, he works closely with the Center’s president to conceptualize and drive new strategies that expand the Center’s scope and capacity to do new research and serve broader audiences. Neil is also the principal investigator of the Center’s comprehensive study of Asian Americans, which received the 2023 Inclusive Voices Award from the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR). He has written multiple reports on global migration, U.S. immigration, racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., and economic development. Prior to joining the Center, Neil worked as a migration and economic development expert at the Brookings Institution, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. He holds a Ph.D. from MIT, a masters from Oxford University, and a bachelor's degree form UC Berkeley.